This is a multi-phase code exploration system that spins up an HTTP server to orchestrate deep repository analysis. It walks through strict gates: server init, context loading, fast-path evaluation (for simple lookups), planning, parallel research execution, and structured output. You get exact file references and line numbers, not assumptions. It supports both HTTP-based tool calls and direct MCP mode if octocode-mcp is available. The prompt selection is task-specific (local research, PR review, implementation planning, or code roasting). Use this when you need planned, multi-step investigation across a codebase. For quick "where is X defined" queries, the lighter octocode-researcher skill is enough. The phase discipline is rigid but keeps complex research from going off the rails.
npx skills add https://github.com/bgauryy/octocode-mcp --skill octocode-research